Tick-borne viruses
Labuda, M.; Nuttall, P.A.. 2004 Tick-borne viruses. Parasitology, 129. S221-S246. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182004005220
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Abstract/Summary
At least 38 viral species are transmitted by ticks. Virus–tick–vertebrate host relationships are highly specific and less than 10% of all tick species (Argasidae and Ixodidae) are known to play a role as vectors of arboviruses. However, a few tick species transmit several (e.g. Ixodes ricinus, Amblyomma variegatum) or many (I. uriae) tick-borne viruses. Tick-borne viruses are found in six different virus families (Asfarviridae, Reoviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Orthomyxoviridae, Bunyaviridae, Flaviviridae) and at least 9 genera. Some as yet unassigned tick-borne viruses may belong to a seventh family, the Arenaviridae. With only one exception (African swine fever virus, family Asfarviridae) all tick-borne viruses (as well as all other arboviruses) are RNA viruses. Tick-borne viruses are found in all the RNA virus families in which insect-borne members are found, with the exception of the family Togaviridae. Some tick-borne viruses pose a significant threat to the health of humans (Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus) or livestock (African swine fever virus, Nairobi sheep disease virus). Key challenges are to determine the molecular adaptations that allow tick-borne viruses to infect and replicate in both tick and vertebrate cells, and to identify the principal ecological determinants of tick-borne virus survival.
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
|---|---|
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182004005220 |
| Programmes: | CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biodiversity |
| UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: | Directors, SCs |
| ISSN: | 0031-1820 |
| Additional Keywords: | arboviruses, tick-borne viruses, ticks, vectors |
| NORA Subject Terms: | Biology and Microbiology |
| Date made live: | 11 Dec 2012 16:12 +0 (UTC) |
| URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/20009 |
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